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1 .. GDlDlNOOfOOTBAll Univrsity of Minnsota Mn's Athltics, Mdia Rlations Offic Phon: Fax: Final Rlas Goldn Gophrs Rout owa, 49-, n Sason Final; Tyron Cartr Earns First-Tam All-Amrica Honors Th offns rolld up a sason-high 5 yards, whil th dfns tid th singl-gam school rcord with ight sacks in a 49- rout of owa in th '98 sason final at th Mtrodom. Junior strong safty Tyron Cartr put th wraps on a strling sason whn h collctd first-tam All Amrica honors from both th Football Nws and Th Sports Ntwork. Dfnsiv nd Lamanzr Williams, now a mmbr of th NFL's Jacksonvill Jaguars, collctd All-Amrica honors for th Goldn Gophrs in '9. t marks th first tim in school history sinc '6 (Bobby Bll) and '6 (Carl Ellr) that Minnsota has had first-tam All-Amrica slctions in back-to-back sasons. Th complt list of '98 award winnrs follows: First-Tam All-Amrica (Football Nws & Th Sports Ntwork): Tyron Cartr Scond-Tam All-Amrica (Associatd Prss): Tyron Cartr Third-Tam All-Amrica (Th Sporting Nws): Tyron Cartr Scond-Tam Frshman All-Amrica (Th Sporting Nws): Ron Johnson First-Tam All-Big Tn (Coachs & Mdia): Tyron Cartr Scond-Tam AU-Big Tn (Coachs & Mdia): Thomas Hamnr Honorabl Mntion AU-Big Tn (Coachs): Adam Baily, Bn Hamilton, Antoin Richard, Luk Lvrson Honorabl Mntion AU-Big Tn (Mdia): Kith Dimmy, Bn Hamilton, Antoin Richard, Par Williams Big Tn Dfnsiv Playr of th Wk: Tyron Cartr vs. Mmphis Big Tn Offnsiv Playr of th Wk: Luk Lvrson vs. Michigan Stat Big Tn Spcial Tams Playr of th Wk: Adam Baily vs. Michigan Stat Compaq Collg Plays of th Wk (Bst Kick Rturn): Luk Lvrson vs. Michigan Stat Dfnsiv Playr of th Yar Smifinalist (Football Nws): Tyron Cartr Jim Thorp Award Smifinalist: Tyron Cartr Mosi Tatupu Spcial Tams Award Smifinalist: Adam Baily GTE District VAll-Acadmic Tam: Jason Hagman, Par Williams Anson Mount Scholar-Athlt Award Honorabl Mntion: Par Williams Acadmic All-Big Tn Tam: Matt Andrl. Luk Braatn. Jason Hagman, Justin Hall, Brad Prigg, Drk Rackly. Ryan Roth, Zach Yva, Jim Wilkinson, Par Williams Blu-Gray All-Star Football Classic: Par Williams (Blu Tam Dfnsiv MVP) Hula Bowl All-Star Gam: Par Williams Bronko Nagurski Award (tam MVP): Tyron Cartr Bruc Smith Award (offnsiv MVP): Luk Lvrson Carl Ellr Award (dfnsiv MVP): Tyron Cartr Bobby Bll Award (spcial tams MVP): Adam Baily Butch Nash Award (comptitivnss on th fild & in th classroom): Par Williams Paul Gil Award (total unslfishnss & most concrn about th U of M): Troy Durr Offnsiv Dmo (outstanding prformanc on th offnsiv dmo tam): Scootr Baugus Dfnsiv Dmo (outstanding prformanc on th dfnsiv dmo tam): Karon Rily 888 HlSUlJS Spt. 5 ARKANSAS ST. (MSC, D) -4 W Spt. at Houston (MSC) 4- W Spt. 9 MEMPHS (MSC, TD) 4-4 W Oct. at Purdu (MSC, TD) 56- L Oct. PENN STATE (ABC) - L Oct. at Ohio Stat (ESPN) 45-5 L Oct. 4 MCH. ST. (ESPN Plus) 9-8 W Oct. MCHGAN (ESPN) 5- L Nov. at Wisconsin (ESPN) 6- L Nov. 4 at ndiana (MSC, TD) -9 L Nov. OWA (MSC, TD) 49- W Had Coach: Gln Mason (Ohio Stat ') Carr (Sasons): 6-9- ( sasons) Minnsota (Sasons): 8-5 ( sasons) 888 SGfllDUll Final '98 Rcord Spt. 4 OHO 5-6 Spt. NORTHEAST LOUSANA 5-6 Spt. 8 LLNOS STATE% 8-4 Oct. at Northwstrn -9 Oct. 9 WSCONSN * - Oct. 6 at llinois -8 Oct. OHO STATE * - Oct. PURDUE * 9-4 Nov. 6 at Pnn Stat * 9- Nov. NDANA 4- Nov. at owa -8 Gam tims and tlvision TBA *Rcord includs bowl gam win % Rcord includs Division -AA playoff gam

2 G l N [ f B "OTS & OTHR STlJFF forward PROGRfSS t's no scrt that th Goldn Gophrs ar a tam on th ris in th Big Tn undr Had Coach Gln Mason. Listd blow ar th Goldn Gophrs' final Big Tn rankings in th ky offnsiv and dfnsiv statistical catgoris for ach of th past thr sasons: FNAL BG TEN RANKNGS Bfor Mason Undr Mason Rushing Offns th 9th th & Passing Offns st loth th Total Offns 9th loth Scoring Offns 9th 9th Rushing Dfns th 5th 4th # Passing Dfns th 9th 8th $ Total Dfns th 5th * 6th Scoring Dfns loth 9th 6th % Avrag Ranking Big Tn Finish 9th 9th th & * Bst sinc 985 # Bst sinc Bst sinc 98 % Bst sinc 988 & Bst sinc 99 $ Bst sinc Bst sinc 995 Sagarin National Rankings: Minnsota is also on th mov on th national scn as wll. Th Goldn Gophrs finishd th '98 sason rankd 4rd in th final Sagarin national computr ratings, th program's bst ranking sinc '85 (st). Young Guns: Minnsota was on of th youngst tams in th Big Tn in '98. n th sason final vs. owa, th Goldn Gophrs had just on snior startr on offns and just four sniors total on th two-dp offnsiv dpth chart. Th dfns had just four snior startrs and a total of only six sniors listd on th two-dp dfnsiv dpth chart. Th Goldn Gophrs will hav 4 lttrwinnrs rturning in '99. Farwll Sniors: A total of sniors playd th final gam of thir collgiat carrs vs. owa in th '98 sason final. Thy ar as follows: Jon Albrcht OG Springfild. ll. Adam Baily PK Burnsvill. Minn. Kahlcn Barns WR Brooklyn Park. Minn. Jim Ban RB Burnsvill. Minn. Kith Dimmy FS Columbus. Ohio Troy Durr OT Buffalo. Minn. Tim Grat ss Miami Springs. Fla. Jason Hagman CB Austin. Minn. L Hutton WR Dickinson. Txas Mari Moor WR San Antonio. Txas Antoin Richard DT Houston. Txas Craig Scruggs CB Dallas, Txas Rufus Smith DE Miami Springs, Fla. Tim Socha OG Grn Bay, Wis. Ryan Ynturin FB Wstlak Villag, Calif. Bo Wasurick TE DPr, Wis. Par Williams LB Zumbrota, Minn. ' Ld a youns Minnsota tam to a 5-6 fimsh in '98, th programs bst sinc going 6-5 in '9 His Goldn Gophrs brok or tid a total of 8 school rcords in '9 Dirctd on of th most monumntal turnarounds in collg football in nin sasons at Kansas '95 Big Eiht Confrnc Coach oft Yar '95 Football Writrs Bar Bryant National Coach of th Yar Award.finalist '9 Kodak Rgion V Coach ofth Yar '9 Football Writrs Bar Bryant National Coach of th Yar Award finalist '9 Big Eiht Confrnc Coach oft Yar '86 MAC Coach of th Yar aftr turning around th Knt program Linbackr on Ohio Stats ' Big Tn champs ovrall rcord in sasons as a had/ assistant coach

3 l N f MOYS & OYHR SlUFF (COMYMUD) AfCOAOS WAlCH Th following school rcords wr brokn during th '98 sason (prvious rcord in parnthsis): Solo Tackls, Carr Tyron Cartr 98 (, Pt Najarian, '8-85) Solo Tackls, Sason Tyron Cartr ( 6, Tyron Cartr, '9) Punt Rturns, Sason Luk Lvrson 5 (9, Trrnc Hndrson, '8) Rcptions by a Frshman, Sason Ron Johnson 8 (4, Ryan Thlwll, '94) Rciving Touchdowns by a Frshman, Sason Ron Johnson 4 (, Ryan Thlwll, '94) Kickoff Rturn Avrag, Sason Tyron Cartr 6. (6., John Lwis, '9) Thy Kpt On Going and Going... : Thr Goldn Gophr sniors dmonstratd rmarkabl durability and consistncy during thir carrs. Linbackr Par Williams, offnsiv tackl Troy Durr and cornrback Craig Scruggs, nvr missd a gam, apparing in 45 straight contsts ovr th past four sasons for th Goldn Gophrs. This Guy's Somthing Els: On of th country's most xciting playrs, All Amrican Tyron Cartr did it all for th Goldn Gophrs in '98. Th nation's lading rturning tacklr among dfnsiv backs aftr h had 4 stops in '9. Cartr finishd his junior sason rankd scond in th Big Tn with 4.4 tackls pr gam in '98. Th first-tam All-Big Tn slction also ld th tam in tackls for loss (5), sacks (8) and fumbl rcovris (). n addition, h rankd scond in th Big Tn with a school singl-sason rcord avrag of 6. yards pr kick rturn and was also on th tam's kick covrag unit. Nicknamd "Touchdown Tyron" in high school. h ran th opning kick hack 86 yards for a TD in th sason opnr vs. Arkansas Stat. Th Jim Thorp Award and Football Nws Dfnsiv Playr of th Yar smifinalist was namd Big Tn Dfnsiv Playr of th Wk for th third tim in his carr following Minnsota's 4-4 win ovr Mmphis whn h collctd tackls, a sack, two pass brakups and two fumbl rcovris. on of which h rturnd for a TO. Hading into th '99 sason. "TC" has now rachd doubl digits in tackls in 8 of th past gams for th Goldn Gophrs, including straight. Wait 'Till Nxt Yar: Looking ahad to th '99 sason. Tyron Cartr will not only look to bcom th first rpat All-Amrica choic in school history sinc Bobby Bll (' 6 & '6 ). but h w also b a prim candidat for both th Jim Thorp Award (bst dfnsiv hack in collg football) and th Bronko Nagurski Award (bst dfnsiv playr in collg football). Cntr of Attntion: Cntr Bn Hamilton has startd conscutiv gams th past two sasons for th Goldn Gophrs. n addition to not having a pnalty calld against him as a sophomor in '98, h also allowd only on sack and had 4 knockdown blocks to his crdit. Th son of formr Minnsota Vikings offnsiv linman Ws Hamilton. h has arnd honorabl mntion All-Big Tn honors in ach of th past two sasons. t's no scrt that Hamilton is alrady on of th bst cntrs in th nation and will onc again b a candidat for a batch of postsason honors in '99. Did You Know- Part Two: Undr th dirction of dfnsiv coordinator David Gibbs. Minnsota's attacking styl of dfns has bn succssful in putting prssur B A l l ---, r ' Minnsota scord a touchdown on a kickoff rturn: Spt. 5, 998, strong safty Tyron Cartr took th opning kick of th '98 sason and ran it back 86 yards for a touchdown to hlp propl th Goldn Gophrs to a -4 win ovr Arkansas Stat. Minnsota scord a touchdown on a punt rturn: Oct. 4, 998, wid rcivr Luk Lvrson rturnd a Michigan Stat punt 68 yards for a touchdown lat in th first quartr to hlp propl th Goldn Gophrs to a 9-8 victory at th Mtrodom. Th win snappd a -gam U of M losing strak vs. th Spartans. Minnsota blockd a fild goal attmpt and rturnd it for a touchdown: Oct., 989, fr safty Frank Jackson blockd an ndiana fild goal attmpt and cornrback Frd Foggi rturnd it 98 yards for a fourth quartr touchdown. ndiana wnt on to win 8-8 at Mmorial Stadium in Bloomington, nd. Minnsota scord a touchdown on a blockd punt: Spt. 9, 998, lss than thr minuts into th gam, fr safty Dlvin Jons stormd through to block a Mmphis punt attmpt, cornrback Trvis Graham scoopd it up at th -yard lin, and thn ran it into th nd zon to giv th Goldn Gophrs an arly 4- lad at th Mtrodom. Th Goldn Gophrs cruisd to a 4-4 win ovr th Tigrs. Minnsota scord a touchdown on an intrcption: Spt., 995, on th fourth play of th gam, strong safty Crawford Jordan pickd off a Johnny Covington pass and rturnd it 45 yards for his first carr TO to put th Goldn Gophrs on top - n rout to a 55- rout of Arkansas Stat.

4 G l N f NOTES & OTHER STUFF (CONTNUED) on th opposing quartrback th past two sasons. Th numbrs crtainly tll th story. Aftr stting a singl-sason school rcord with 4 sacks in '9, Minnsota's 8 sacks in '98 ranks scond on th all-tim U of M rcords list. Th Goldn Gophrs had just ight total sacks in '96 and only in '95. What A Rush!: Minnsota rankd fourth in th Big Tn and th in th nation by allowing just. yards pr gam on th ground during th '98 sason. That's th lowst sinc '6 whn th Goldn Gophrs st th singl-sason school rcord by allowing opponnts just 5. yards pr gam on th ground. You Don't Say: Minnsota has mad dramatic improvmnts in its rushing dfns th last two sasons. n '9 th Goldn Gophrs rankd fifth in th Big Tn and 4rd in th nation in rushing dfns by allowing.9 yards pr gam on th ground. n contrast, Minnsota rankd th in th Big Tn and 4th in th nation in '96 by allowing a whopping 46.5 yards rushing pr gam. "Touchdown Tyron": Nicknamd "Touchdown Tyron" aftr scoring TDs during his final prp sason at Ely High School in Pompano Bach, Fla., Tyron Cartr mad his first collgiat start a mmorabl on in a two-point win ovr th Donovan McNabb-ld Syracus Orangmn in '96. Cartr rturnd two fumbls for touchdowns in th gam to st an NCAA singl-gam rcord in front of a national tlvision audinc on ESPN. With a kickoff rturn and a fumbl rturn for touchdowns in '98. th multi-talntd strong safty who trrorizs opposing offnss, has now scord four TDs during his collgiat carr. That's A Rcord: Tyron Cartr is alrady th all-tim school rcord holdr with 98 carr solo tackls. H surpassd Ptr Najarian's (' 8-85) prvious school rcord of carr solo stops in th Ohio Stat gam on Oct.. Snior linbackr Par Williams wrappd up his carr with 4 carr solo tackls to rank third on th alltim school list. Don't Tll M Thr's Mor!: With his snior sason yt to play. Tyron Cartr has now rackd up an amazing 84 total tackls during his carr. Ptr Najarian's alltim school mark of 48 tackls. onc thought to b unrachabl. is dfinintly within Cartr's grasp. Cartr. who had a carr-high tackls at owa in th '9 sason final. had 58 total tackls in '98 which ranks scond on th all-tim U of M list bhind Bill Light's singl-sason school rcord tackls st in '. With solo tackls in '98. h also toppd his own singl-sason rcord of 6 solo stops st in '9. Cartr's ight sacks this past sason ranks scond on th all-tim school singlsason list bhind Lamanzr Williams. who st th school rcord with 8.5 sacks in '9 n rout to arning All-Amrica honors. Cartr's ight carr sacks also puts him into ninth-plac on th all-tim school carr list. Luk(ing) Good: Junior wid rcivr Luk Lvrson crtainly stablishd himslf as on of th finst rcivrs in th Big Tn during th '98 sason. H had rcptions for a carr-high yards and a TD vs. Michigan Stat on Oct. 4. An honorabl mntion All-Big Tn choic by th coachs in '98. h had a carr-high rcptions at thn No. Ohio Stat on Oct.. That ffort fll just on grab shy of th singl-gam school rcord. Aaron Ostrman caught passs at Michigan on Nov., 994. Lvrson finishd th '98 sason tid for third in th lagu in TD rcptions (9). H was also fourth in both rcptions pr gam (5.5) and rciving yards pr gam (.6). n addition. h rankd ighth in th Big Tn with.5 all-purpos yards pr gam this past sason. A Closr Look: Luk Lvrson's 6 rcptions in '98 puts him in a ti for third with Omar Douglas ('9) on th school's singl-sason rcords list. Tutu Atwll lads th B A mor , r j ' Minnsota scord a safty: Oct., 998, cornrback Trvis Graham blockd an Ohio Stat punt and th ball squirtd through th back of th nd zon in th No. Buckys' 45-5 win ovr th Goldn Gophrs at Ohio Stadium. Minnsota shut out its opponnt: Oct., 99, Minnsota bat ndiana - in th Mtrodom to rcord its first shutout sinc 9. Minnsota had dfatd owa bfor th '98 sason final: Nov., 99, Rob St. Sauvr thrw for 6 yards and two TDs to lad th Goldn Gophrs to a 8- win ovr th Hawkys at th Mtrodom. AND THE WNNER S: Th Univrsity of Minnsota football program has chartd a (.586) ovrall rcord hading into th '99 sason opnr vs. Ohio Univrsity. 6 National Titls R Big Tn Titls R l A

5 l N f 8 A l l HOT S & OTH R STUFF ( COHTHU ) way with 6 rcptions in '96. Lvrson was also fifth on th singl-sason school charts with 854 rciving yards. Ryan Thlwll holds th rcord with,5 yards in '96. With his snior sason in '99 still to com, Lvrson is also making his mark on th school carr rcords list. Hading into th '99 sason, h is svnth ovrall with 9 carr rcptions, h is tid for sixth with carr TD rcptions and h is svnth with,96 carr rciving yards. All-Purpos Guy: A multi-talntd athlt, Luk Lvrson rturnd a punt 68 yards for a TD against Michigan Stat on Oct. 4. Th flashy rturn was honord as th Compaq Collg Plays of th Wk "Bst Kick Rturn". Coupld with his rcptions for a carr-high yards and on TD through th air, h arnd Big Tn Offnsiv Playr of th Wk honors as h rackd up 4 all-purpos yards in th win ovr th Spartans. That ffort ranks No. 9 on th school's all-tim singl-gam chart. Tutu Atwll is th singl-gam school rcord holdr with 49 yards vs. owa Stat in '9. Lik Fathr, Lik Son: Tru frshman wid rcivr Ron Johnson, who had a carr-high nin rcptions for yards at Wisconsin, st frshman singl-sason school rcords with 8 rcptions and four rciving TDs in '98. Th prvious rcords of 4 rcptions and thr TD rcptions wr st by Ryan Thlwll in '94. With 95 rciving yards, Johnson narrowly missd Th! wll's frshman rcord of 46 rciving yards. H is th son of Ron Johnson Sr., who arnd two Supr Bowl rings ('8 and '9) as a cornrback for th NFL's Pittsburgh Stlrs. Th Signal-Callr: With TD passs in '98, junior quartrback Billy Cockrham is tid with Mark Carlson ('9) for svnthplac on th all-tim U of M singl-sason list. Cockrham closd out th '98 sason in styl by accounting for four TDs, two via th run and two passing, in th Goldn Gophrs' 49- rout of owa. What A Kick!: A Lou Groza Award smifinalist in both '96 and '9. and a Mosi Tatupu Award smifinalist in '98, snior plackickr Adam Baily finishd his carr rankd svnth on th all-tim U of M scoring list with 9 carr points. Baily, an honorabl mntion All-Big Tn pick in '98 by th coachs. is also rankd fifth on th all-tim school list with 8 carr fild goals. Bn Thr, Don That: Adam Baily was namd Big Tn Spcial Tams Playr of th Wk for his fforts in Minnsota's com-from-bhind 9-8 win ovr Michigan Stat at th Mtrodom on Oct. 4. Baily drilld a -yard fild goal with sconds rmaining to propl th Goldn Gophrs to th victory. t markd th third gam-winning fild goal of his carr and th third tim h has collctd Big Tn Playr of th Wk honors. H xcutd a prfct onsids kick for th scond tim this sason to st up th gam-winning fild goal. Baily also got th Goldn Gophrs on th board with a -yard fild goal in th first quartr. His -yard fild goal on th last play of th gam liftd th Goldn Gophrs to a -4 win ovr Arkansas Stat in th '98 sason opnr. H also hit anothr gam-winnr as a sophomor in '9 with 4 sconds lft to hlp upst nationally-rankd Syracus, 5-. at th Mtrodom n rout to arning his first Big Tn Playr of th Wk award. Tll M Mor About This Guy: Adam Baily st a singl-gam school rcord and tid th modm day (sinc 99) all-tim Big Tn singl-gam mark with fiv fild goals at thn-no. Pnn Stat in '9 n rout to arning his scond Big Tn Spcial Tams Playr of th Wk honors. H tid his carr-long with a 5-yardr against th Nittany Lions to opn th scoring and thn cam back to hit a 5-yardr in th third quartr. H finishd th '9 sason rankd scond in th Big Tn and 4th in th nation with.5 fild goals pr gam. Baily. who also collctd honorabl mntion All-Big Tn honors in '9, hit 5-of- fild goal attmpts in '9 to ti for scond in th confrnc with a.5 fild goal prcntag. H had thr maks from 5-plus yards and was a prfct -of- on PATs. Wll Ain't That Spcial: Outstanding spcial tams play comributd dirctly to four touchdowns and a safty for th Goldn Gophrs in '98. n addition to Luk Lvrson's punt rturn for a TD vs. Michigan Stat on Oct. 4, and Tyron Cartr's 86-yard kickoff rturn for a TD in th sason opnr vs. Arkansas Stat. th Goldn Gophrs convrtd thr punts by th opposing tam into points this sason and sophomor cornrback Trvis Graham playd a major rol in all thr. n th arly stags of th Goldn Gophrs 4-4 win ovr Mmphis at th Mtrodom on Spt. 9. fr safty Dlvin Jons blockd a punt attmpt by th Tigrs. and Graham scoopd it up at th -yard lin and ran into th nd zon for a TD. Th Goldn Gophrs wr abl to tum anothr blockd punt into points at thn top-rankd Ohio Stat on Oct. whn Graham mad a pictur-prfct block of a Bucky punt attmpt and th ball squirtd through th hack of th nd zon for a safty aftr a wild scrambl. Graham, who intrcptd a pass and collctd two pass brakups in th 4LJ- win ovr owa in th '98 sason final, also rcovrd a fumbl in th nd zon for a TD aftr a botchd Michigan punt attmpt on Oct.. Th Old On-Two Punch: Tyron Cartr is now rankd third on th all-tim U of M list with 84 carr tackls. Par Williams finishd his carr rankd fifth with 5 carr tackls. Ptr Najarian ( 98-85) is th all-tim ladr with 48 carr tackls.

6 G N f B A HOlS & OlHR SlUFF ( COHliHUD) H's An All-Star: Par Williams, an honorabl mntion All-Big Tn pick by th mdia in '98 who was also on th prliminary list of candidats for th '98 Butkus Award, accptd invitations to play in both th Blu-Gray All-Star Classic and th Hula Bowl. n fact, h was namd th Blu tam's dfnsiv MVP aftr collcting svn solo tackls and on assist in th gam. Williams, who had a sason-high tackls at Wisconsin on Nov., rankd scond on th tam with 8 tackls during th '98 sason. H was scond on th tam and tid for svnth in th Big Tn with 5 tackls in '9. H is also tid for loth on th alltim school list with svn carr sacks. Th four-tim Acadmic All-Big Tn choic and thr-tim GTE Acadmic All-District V slction, was an honorabl mntion choic for th '98 Anson Mount Scholar-Athlt Award. H rachd doubl digits in tackls svn tims in '9 and did it 5 tims in his carr. A grat story of prsvranc and ddication, h ld th tam with 98 tackls in '96. As a tru frshman in th '94 sason opnr against Pnn Stat, h suffrd a tom antrior cruciat ligamnt to his lft kn on th vry first play of his collgiat carr. H rcivd a mdical rdshirt sason and thn cam back in '95 to rank fourth on th tam with 56 tackls. GTE Acadmic All-District Fiv Tam: Par Williams and snior cornrback Jason Hagman wr both slctd to th '98 GTE Acadmic All-District Fiv Football Tam for thir outstanding fforts both on th fild and in th classroom. A kinsiology major with a. cumulativ grad point avrag, Williams collctd th honor for th third tim in his carr. Hagman, a mchanical nginring major with a.6 grad point avrag, is a first-tim honor. This Guy's Vrsatil: Troy Durr startd th final thr gams of th '98 sason at offnsiv right tackl for th Goldn Gophrs. n th victory ovr owa in th '98 sason final, h did a mastrful job of shutting down All-Amrica dfnsiv nd Jard DVris. Th mov markd th third position chang for Durr in his collgiat carr. H rgistrd svn tackls at dfnsiv tackl as a rdshirt frshman in '95. and thn playd tight nd for th majority of his carr bfor th mov to tackl. Movin' Up: Junior Thomas Hamnr, who finishd th sason rankd sixth in th Big Tn with 6. rushing yards pr gam, had a sason-high 48 yards on 8 carris in th win ovr owa in th '98 sason final. That includd a carr-long 56-yardr for a TO against th Haw kys. t markd th ighth -yard gam of his carr and th third of th '98 sason. H had yards on carris and scord a TO in th win ovr Arkansas Stat in th sason opnr. "T Ham", who has ld th Goldn Gophrs in rushing in ach of th past thr sasons (88 yards in '%. 66 yards in '9. 88 yards in '98), has movd into fourth-plac on th all-tim U of M rushing list with,84 carr yards on th ground. Hamnr, a scond-tam All-Big Tn pick in '98, is also rankd fourth on th all-tim school list with 54 carr rushing attmpts and loth with,6 carr all-purpos yards. His 9 rushing attmpts in '98 ranks ighth on th all-tim school singl-sason list. Fargo Flash: Sophomor linbackr San Hoffman of Fargo. N.D.. who rankd third on th tam in '98 with 6 tackls, had a carr-high tackls vs. Michigan on Oct.. That includd a sack and a forcd fumbl against th Wolvrins. H had a sack, a pass brakup and his fourth carr intrcption that st up a TO in th 49- win ovr owa in th '98 sason final. That was his tam-lading third "'pick" of th sason. H turnd in anothr fin gam at Wisconsin on Nov. with tackls, which includd two tackls for loss and a sack, to go along with his third carr intrcption. Hoffman rcordd his scond carr intrcption in th win ovr Mmphis on Spt. 9. H collctd his first carr intrcption in th '9 sason opnr at Hawaii. Hoffman was also third on th tam '9 with total tackls n rout: to carning Th Sporting Nws Frshman All-Amrica first-tam honors. A tough. hard-nosd playr. h was also tid for th tcam!cad with thr: fumbl rcovris to his crdit in '9. n Th Trnchs: Snior dfnsiv tackl Antoin Rdard. who had a carr-high tackls at ndiana on Nov. 4 which includd two tackls for loss, was th vtran ladr of thc dcfnsi\ lin in '98 n rout to collcting honorabl mntion All-Big Tn honors. H finishd th sason fourth ovrall on tik tl'am and first along th dfnsiv lin with 4 tackls. H was also third ovrall on th tam with tackls for loss to finish \\ Hh TFL's for his carr. Dnnis Capplla ('9-9) and Gary Hadd ('84-8) arc tid for ninth on th all-tim school list with laddc.., for loss. A blu-collar prformr who was on of th unsung hros of th Goldn Gophr dfns throughout his carr. Rchard was sixth ovrall on th tam with 65 total tackls in '9. A Diamond n Th Rough: Dfnsiv tackl John Schlcht has provn to b a ral find for th Goldn Gophrs. Th transfr from Division St. Cloud (Minn.) Stat Univrsity. whr h was namd th tam's Frshman of th Yar in '96, walkd-on to th U of Min '9. A nativ of Whit Bar Lak. Minn.. h not only arnd a scholarship with his outstanding play, but h startd vry gam of th '98 sason and had 46 tackls. H finishd th sason rankd scond on th tam both in tackls for loss and sacks with and six. rspctivly. Schlcht rackd up a carr-high ight tackls at Wisconsin on Nov.. H had svn tackls in th win ovr Michigan Stat on Oct. 4. which includd two sacks and thr tackls for loss. H matchd that with svn tackls, two tackls for loss, a sack and a forcd fumbl vs. Michigan on Oct..

7 ( N f 8 A l l HOY S & OYH R SlUFF ( COHYHU ) Born Fr: Snior fr safty Kith Dimmy, who had a carr-high 4 tackls at Wisconsin on Nov., intrcptd an owa pass to st up a Goldn Gophr touchdown in th win ovr th Hawkys in th '98 sason final. An honorabl mntion All-Big Tn pick by th mdia in '98, h finishd th sason rankd fifth on th tam both with 66 tackls and with four pass brakups. Th formr rcivr who movd to th dfnsiv backfild back in '96, rcordd his first carr intrcption in th Goldn Gophrs' 4-4 win ovr Mmphis on Spt. 9. Making An mpact: A standout quartrback during his prp carr at Mifflin High School in Columbus, Ohio, sophomor Curts Pool startd vry gam in '98 for th Goldn Gophrs at dfnsiv nd. Originally rcruitd by Gln Mason at th Univrsity of Kansas, Pool was movd to wid rcivr in '9 spring drills with th Jayhawks. H thn dcidd to join Coach Mason at Minnsota whr h was shiftd to linbackr. Aftr sitting out th '9 sason du to NCAA transfr ruls, Pool was movd to dfnsiv nd prior to th start of th '98 sason whr h was a solid prformr for th Goldn Gophrs. H had 46 tackls for th Goldn Gophrs in '98. That includd a carr-high tackls, thr tackls for loss and a sack in th win ovr Michigan Stat on Oct. 4. H rackd up two-and-a-half sacks in th 49- win ovr owa in th '98 sason final. Stady Scruggs: Snior cornrback Craig Scruggs, who had 4 tackls during th '98 sason, intrcptd an Antwaan Randl El pass attmpt in th first quartr and rturnd it yards to st up Minnsota's first TD at ndiana on Nov. 4. H also had two pass brakups in th gam. Scruggs was a stady prformr for th Goldn Gophrs throughout his carr. H nvr missd a gam during his carr, apparing in 45 straight gams with 6 starts. A nativ of Dallas, Txas, h had on of th bst all-around gams of his carr in front of his family and frinds at Houston on Spt.. H rgistrd svn tackls, a tackl for a loss, thr pass brakups and a fumbl rcovry in th win ovr th Cougars. H had svn solo tackls and pickd off a Jo Grmain pass to halt a potntial Ohio Stat scoring driv against th thn top-rankd Buckys on Oct.. Middlbrooks Shins: A formr fr safty, rdshirt frshman Willi Middlbrooks continud to look mor and mor at hom at cornrback during th '98 sason. n th win at Houston on Spt.l, h had six tackls, forcd a fumbl, brok up a pass and thn put th gam on ic with an acrobatic intrcption with sconds rmaining. Matchd up against thn No. Ohio Stat's outstanding rciving corps on Oct., h had svn solo tackls and a pass brakup, to go along with his scond carr intrcption. Middlbrooks rackd up svn tackls, which includd a tackl for a loss of fiv yards, vs. Michigan on Oct.. Rankd sixth on th tam with 5 tackls in '98, h also tid for th scond on th tam with two intrcptions and was fourth with fiv pass brakups. Bright Futur: David Gibbs, th youngst dfnsiv coordinator in Division -A in '9 and th scond youngst in '98 at yars of ag, has orchstratd a dramatic dfnsiv turnaround for th U of M th past two sasons. Th Goldn Gophrs rankd fifth in total dfns in th Big Tn in '9, th program's bst finish sinc ranking fourth in th lagu in '85. n addition, th U of M ld th Big Tn with a singl-sason school-rcord 4 sacks. H is th son of Alx Gibbs, assistant had coach/offnsiv lin coach for th dfnding Supr Bowl champion Dnvr Broncos. t's no scrt that David Gibbs is a talntd coach with a bright futur ahad of him. Nw Kid On Th Block: Th '98 sason was Stv Lony's first as th Goldn Gophrs' offnsiv coordinator. Lony, who also handls th tam's offnsiv lin, cam to th U of M aftr thr rcord-stting sasons as offnsiv coordinator/offnsiv lin coach at owa Stat. n Lony's first two sasons at owa Stat. th Cyclons' offns producd th most prolific tailback ovr two sasons in NCAA history in Troy Davis who rushd for a two-yar NCAA rcord 4,95 yards. Troy's brothr, Darrn Davis, rushd for,5 yards in just nin gams in '9 giving th Cyclons' thr straight,-yard rushrs Lony. H also hlpd dvlop Tim Kohn, a two-tim first-tam all-confrnc slction at offnsiv tackl, and cntr Pat Augafa, th 995 Big Eight offnsiv nwcomr of th yar and an all-confrnc choic in 996. owa Stat incrasd its offnsiv production by prcnt during Lony's tnur in Ams. SU rankd scond in th Big and th in th nation in passing offns in 99 with an avrag of.9 yards pr gam through th air. Th Cyclons rankd fourth in th Big and th in th nation in rushing in 996 with an avrag of. yards pr gam on th ground. which includd an imprssiv avrag of 5. yards pr carry. n 995 owa Stat was third in th Big Eight and 5th in th country with an avrag of 8.5 yards pr gam rushing. Attndanc Watch: A total of fans attndd th tam's six hom gams during th '98 sason at th Mtrodom for an avrag of 4,64 fans pr gam.

8 G l N 8 ndividual Stats (Avg.) Rushing, Hamnr (6.) (Top ) Big Tn 6th Passing Efficincy, Cockrham (.6) 8th Passing Yards, Cockrham ( 4.5) 8th Total Offns, Cockrham (.8) 9th Rcptions, Lvrson (5.5) 4th Rciving Yards, Lvrson (.6) 4th All Purpos, Lvrson (.5) 8th Fild Goals, Baily (.8) 9th Fild Goal Pt., Baily (.69) 9th PAT Pt., (Baily (.99) loth Kick Scoring, Baily (4.8) 9th TD Scoring, Lvrson (5.5) 6th (t) Kickoff Rturns, Cartr (6. ) nd Kickoff Rturns, Hndrson (.6) 5th Punt Rturns, Lvrson (.) 8th (t) Tackls, Cartr (4.4) nd Sacks, Cartr (8) 8th (t) Forcd Fumbls, Cartr () 4th (t) Forcd Fumbls, Mzra () 4th (t) * Not an official NCAA Stat NCAA th (t) 4st * * * * th 8th * * * * Minnsota in th Big Tn/NCAA Stats in '98: Tam Stats (Avg.) Big Tn NCAA Rushing Offns (4.6) th nd Passing Offns (.) th 8th Total Offns (. ) 8th 9nd Scoring Offns (.8) 8th 9th (t) Rushing Dfns (.) 4th th Passing Dfns Efficincy (. ) 8th 59th Total Dfns (49.) 6th 4th Scoring Dfns (.6) 6th 4th (t) Nt Punting (4.4) loth 8th Punt Rturns (8.9) 6th 55th Kickoff Rturns (.) 6th 64th First Downs Offns ( 6. ) th * First Downs Dfns (8.) th * rd-down Conv. Offns (.56) 6th * rd-down Conv. Dfns (.8) nd (t) * 4th-Down Conv. Offns (.5) 9th (t) * 4th-Down Conv. Dfns (.65) loth * Pnaltis (5.8) 8th * Opp. Pnaltis (59.9) nd * Turnovr Margin (-) 8th 55th (t) Quartrback Sacks (8) 4th * Quartrback Sacks Against (48) loth * Tim of Possssion (8:9) loth * G Minnsota Rcord in '98: Hom 4-4 Turf 4- Grass - Ahad at halftim 4- Bhind at halftim -4 Tid at halftim - Ahad aftr th third quartr 4- RD lon Th Goldn Gophrs scord points. prcnt of th tim onc thy rachd th rd zon" (th -yard lin on in) during th '98 sason. That includd touchdowns and ight fild goals in 6 trips into th "rd zon". Opp. No. TD FG Fgm# TO Dn* Pnt Scor % Ark. St Houston Mmphis - - Purdu - - PSU - - osu - - MSU - Mich. - - Wis nd. 5 - owa - - Totals 6 8 Fgm: (fild goals missd: #dnots blockd); TO: (turnm rs); Dn: (lost ball downs. *gam nds); Pnt: (pumd) Bhind aftr th third quartr -5 Tid aftr th third quartr - Goldn Gophrs scor first 4- Opponnt scors first -4 Rush for 5 yards or mor - Pass for 5 yards or mor 4-5 Total yards or mor on offns 4- Scor points or mor - Opp. has lss than 5 yards rushing 5- Opp. has lss than 5 yards passing - Opp. has lss than total yards - Hold opponnt to points or lss 5- Lss turnovrs than opponnt 4- Mor turnovrs than opponnt -5 Turnovrs ar qual - Lss pnalty yardag than opponnt -5 Mor pnalty yardag than opponnt 5- Gams dcidd btwn - pts. - Gams dcidd btwn - pts. - Gams dcidd by mor than pts. - Largst halftim lad (.. vs. owa) Largst halftim dficit (,'5- at Purdu) 8 t -w --- l J l±j ::>:::J r:::.l'::l

9 o o t o N f 8 All SCOREBOARD Arkansas Stat MNNESOTA 4 Final 4 PASSNG UM: Billy Cockrham - 4/9/, 9 yards; Andy Prsby - /5/. 4 yards ASU: Clo Lmon- 4/9/, 64 yards SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: UM-4:46-Cartr 86 kickoff rturn (Baily kick) nd Qtr.: UM-:49-Harnnr run (Baily kick) rd Qtr.: ASU-:56-McPharson 4 FG 4th Qtr.: ASU-8:4-McPharson 4 FG ASU-4:5-Tat pass from Horton (Coopr pass from Lmon) UM-:-Baily FG First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Att/Comp/lnt Punts/Avg Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis/Yds MNNESOTA 4 5 5/4/ 8/.6 4/ 6/6 RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- /, TO ASU: Lamont Zachry- /46 Arkansas Stat // /4. 55 RECEVNG UM: Luk Lvrson - 5/45; Jrmain Mays - 4/8 ASU: Lnni Johnson- 4/5; Robrt Kilow- 4/65 Ron Tat - /66, TD HGHLGHTS Adam Baily's -yard fild goal on th final play of th gam clinchd a -4 win for th Goldn Gophrs ovr Arkansas Stat in th sason opnr in front of 4. at th Mtrodom. Minnsota opnd th scorino whn junior Tyron Cartr rturnd th opning kickoff 86 yards for a touchdown. Th Goldn Gophrs mcrasd thr lad to 4- on a on-yard run by Thomas Hamnr midway through th scond quartr. Arkansas Stat cam back with a 4-yard fild goal by Andy McPharson in th third quartr to put th lnoians on th board. McPharson hit again in th fourth quartr from 4 yards out to clos th dficit to 4-6. With four minuts rmaining,_ quartrback Clo Lmon pitchd th ball to halfback Kvin "Horton, who thn conncta with tight nd Ron Tat for a -yard touchdown rcption. Th ndians also wr succssful on th two-point convrsion whn Lmon, about to b sackd, blindly shovld a pass which somhow found Anwar Coopr in th nd zon to ti th gam at 4. Baily brok th ti on th nsuing driv witli his -yard fild goal as tim xpird. Hamnr finishd th gam with yaras on carris. th sixth -yard gam of his carr. Cartr ld th dfns with 5 tackls, which includd solos. Lmon compltd 9-of-4 passing attmpts for 64 yards in dfat. SCOREBOARD MNNESOTA 4 Houston () 4 Final u 4 PASSNG UM: Billy Cockrham- /5/, 86 yards, TDs UH: Jason McKinly- /, 9 yards SCORNG SUMMARY st Qn:: UM-: -Lvrson 4 pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) UM-:-Johnson 4 pass fium Cockrham (Baily kick) nd Qtr.: UH-6:-Sanford run (Waddll kick) rd Qtr.: No Scoring 4th Qtr.: No Scoring First Dmms Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Au/Compllnt Punt.!A g Fumb/.Lost Pnaltis/Yds MNNESOTA 86 9 /5/ /5. / RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- 9/4 UH: Ktric Sanford- /, TD Houston lo 66 lljo 56 // X/ /64 RECEVNG UM: Luk Lvrson- 6ill, TD; Ron Johnson- 6/66, TD UH: Jrrian Jams- 5/5; Scott Rgimbald, /59 HGHLGHTS Houston quartrback Jason McKinly's pass was intrcptd by Minnsota frshman Willi Middlbrooks with sconds rmaining in th gam, to nd a scorlss scond half and scur th win for th Goldn Gophrs. Minnsota scord twic in th first quartr with a pair of touchdown passs from quartrback Billy Cockrham. Junior Luk Lvrson caught th first strik from Cockrham, a 4-yard bomb to put th Goldn Gophrs on th board -. On th final play of th first quartr, Cockrham connctd with frshman Ron Johnson on a 4-yard touchdown rcption to mak th scor 4-. Houston cam back midway through th scond quartr with a two-yard run by running back Ktric Sanford to mak th scor 4-. Cockrham had a carr prformanc conncting on 5-of- passing attmpts for a carr-bst 86 yards and two touchdowns. Lvrson also had a carr-high with six rcptions for yards and a touchdown. On th dfnsiv nd, junior Tyron Cartr ld Minnsota with 6 tackls, including two tackls for a loss of six yards. His fumbl rcovry st up th Goldn Gophrs' first touchdown. Snior cornrback Craig Scruggs st a singl-gam carr-high with thr pass brakups.

10 G l l N f l B A l'l SCOREBOARD Mmphis MNNESOTA SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: UM-:-Hamnr 6 run (Baily kick) UM-:-Graham blockd punt rturn (Baily kick) UM-8:-Baily 8 FG UM-4:9-Baily FG 4 Final nd Qtr.: No Scoring rd Qtr.: UM-9:5-Tyron Cartr 5 fumbl rcovry (Baily kick) Mm.-:8-Arnold 6 pass from Galbraith (Whit kick) 4th Qtr.: UM-:-Mays 4 pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) UM-4:4-Evans 9 run (Baily kick) Mm.-: -Srmon 5 pass from Subr (Whit kick) First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Att/Comp/lnt Punts/Avg Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis/Y ds MNNESOTA / /. ll /58 RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- /l8, TD Mm.: Grard Arnold- Mmphis /5/ 9/4. 4/ / PASSNG UM: Billy Cockrham- 4/9, 45 yards, TD Mm.: Stphn Galbraith- 8, 6 yards, TD RECEVNG UM: Ron Johnson- 4/4 Jrmain Mays - /5, TD Mm.: A Srmon, /69, TD Darrius Blvins, /69 HGHLGHTS Th Goldn Gophrs xplodd to a - first quartr lad and nvr rookd back n rout to a 4-4 victory ovr Mmphis. Junior running back Thomas Hamnr startd th scoring with a 6-yard touchdown run to go up -. Thn frshman Dlvin Jons blockd a Mmphis punt and it was pickd up by sophomor Trvis Graliam, who ran it in _yards for tli scor. Snior Adam Baily would add two tlld goals from 8 and yards out to wrap up a wild first quartr. n th third quartr junior Tyron Cartr addd l:o th lad whn h rcovrd a fumbl and took it in fiv yards for th scor. MmP.his ntrd th scoring books shortly thraftr with a sixyard pass from quartrback Styplln Galbraith to Grard Arnold. n th fourth quartr, Minnsota struck twic. First, quartrback Billy Cockrham connctd on a 5- yard touchd.own pass tq Ron ohrtson. ThJ:!,. with a littl ovr fiv mmuts rmammg,jumor Byron vans xplodd from th lin of scnmma_g on his way to a 9- yard touchdown run. Mmphis fimshd out th scoring with a 5-yard pass from Nil Subr to A Srmon. Cartr was namd Big Tn Dfnsiv Playr of th Wk aftr h collctd tackls, a sack:, two pass brakups and two fumbl rcovris in th win SCOREBOARD 4 Final MNNESOTA Purdu 4 56 SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: PUR-:58-Crabtr 9 run (Dorsch kick) PUR-:-Lan 46 pass from Brs (Dorsch kick) PUR-:8-Cox pass fom Brs (Dorsch kick) nd Qtr.: PUR-8:4-Suthrland pass from Brs (Dorsch kick) UM-4:4-Johnson pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) PUR-:5-Danils 6 pass from Brs (Dorsch kick) rd Qtr.: PUR-:-Danils pass from Brs (Dorsch kick) PUR-9:9-Cox pass from Brs (Dorsch kick) UM-:-Lvrson 5 pass trom Kllr (Baily kick) PUR-:-Johnson run (Dorsch kid) 4th Qtc UM-4:45-Lvrson 5 pass from Prshv (Baily kick) Firs! Dmt ns Rushing Yards Passing 'lards Nt Yards Att/Comp/lnt Pums!A'g Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis/Yd.\ MNNESOTA / /4. 6/5 Purdu :n XX /5/ /. / / RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- 6/6 PUR: Dondr Johnson - 5, TD; J. Crabtr- /, TD PASSNG UM: Andy Prsby - 6/8/ yards, TD; Billy Cockrham - 5/, t yards, TD PUR: Drw Brs - 6/, 5 yards, 6 TDs RECEVNG UM: Luk Lvrson - 5, TDs; Ron Johnson - /48, TD PUR: Randall Lan- 6, TD; Gab Cox- 6, TDs; Chris Danils- 6/4, TDs; Cliff Jackson- 4 HGHLGHTS Purdu quartrback Drw Brs thrw for a school rcord 5 yards and six touchdowns to lad th Boilrmakrs to a 56- victory ovr th Goldn Gophrs in th Big Tn opnr at Wst Lafaytt, nd. Purdu. which racd up a chool rcod 69 total yards, scord on ight of ts first nm possssions. Minnsota put up its first points of th gam in th scond quartr whn Billy Cockrham thrw a svn-yard touclidown strik to frshman Ron Johnson. Sophomor Andy Prsby startd th scond half for tli Goldn G()phrs at quartrback. Halfway through th third quartr, Prsby liandd th ball on a rvrs to wid rcivr Ryan Kllr, who thrw a 5-yard touchdown pass to junior Luk Lvrson. Prsby also connctd with Lvrson on a fiv-yard touchdown pass in th fourth quartr. Prsby compltd 8-of-6 pass attmpts in th gam. Lvrson had fiv rcptions for yards and two touchdowns. A W

11 &.. s o o f N SCOREBOARD Pnn Stat MNNESOTA 6 SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: PS-8:-Fomy FG PS-6:5-Fomy FG nd Qtr.: PS-: 48-Forny 5 FG PS-8:59-Harris run (Forny kick) UM-:48-Baily 4 FG rd Qtr.: UM-8:-Lvrson pass from Prsby (Baily kick) PS-4:5-Jons 65 pass from Thompson (Mitchll pass from Thompson) 4th Qtr.: PS-9:-Fomy FG UM-:56-Lvrson 4 pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Att/Comp/lnt Punts/Avg Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis!Yds MNNESOTA / 9/4. / 5/4 8 4 Final Pnn Stat /8/ 4/9. 4/ /5 RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- /4 PS: Cordll Mitchll - 9/6; Eric McCoo - /56 f 8 A l l PASSNG UM: Andy Prsby- 4/, yards, TD PS: Kvin Thompson- /6/, 46 yards, TD RECEVNG UM: Luk Lvrson- 8/9, TDs PS: Cory Jons- /96, TD HGHLGHTS No. Pnn Stat sackd Minnsota quartrback Andy Prsby svn tims as th Nittany Lions dfatd th Goldn Gophrs - at th Mtrodom. Pnn Stat kickr Travis Forny opnd th scoring whn h convrtd from yards out with 8: lft m th first RUartr. On th nxt possssionprsby was sackd and fumbld, which ld to anothr rom)' fild goak this tim from yards to mak th scor 6-. Pnn,:)tat incrasd its lad in th scond quartr with a carr-long 5-yard fild goal by Forny. Th Nittany Lions' spcial tams struck a fw minuts latr as Ryan Rindls' punt was blockd and rcovrd at Minnsota's nin-yard lin. Aaron Harris finally g_ot Pnn Stat into th nd zon with a thr-yard touchdown run. Minnsota got on th board in th waning momnts of th quartr with a 4- y_ard fild goal by Adam Baily. Aftr halftim th Goldn Gophrs P.Ushd th ball to th Lions' thr-yard lin and on third aown, Prsby found Luk Lvrson on a slant for th touchdown to mak th scor 6-. Th Nittan_y Lions struck back with a 65-yard touchdown pass from Kvin Thompson to Cory Jons. Pnn Stat addd anothr Forny fid goal in th fourth quartr to push th lad to. Th Goldn Gophrs cam back with a fouryard pass from Billy Cockrham to Lvrson to clos out th scoring. Lvrson had a carr-bst ight catchs for 9 yards and two touchdowns. Tyron Cartr collctd a gam-high tackls, whil Par Williams addd fackls and rcovrd two fumbls. - CX) "' d... = "' oo n.....=... ao CX) # :'-"' a SCOREBOARD Minnsota OHO STATE 4 SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: () OSU-6:46-Boston 6 pass from Grmain (Stultz kick) UM-:48-Baily 4 FG OSU-:4-Kllr 8 run (Stultz kick l..t Final 5 45 nd Qtr.: OSU- :5-Boston 5 pass from Grmain (Stultz kick) OSU-6:5-Montgomry run (Stultz kick) OSU-4:5-Stultz 9 FG UM-:-Hndrson 5 pa' frum Prshy (Baily kick) UM-:4-Baily FG rd Qtr.: OSU-8:-Wily run (Stultz kid,l 4th Qtr.: UM-8:-Safty, punt blockd out of nj zon OSU-:5-McClllion 6 intrcption rturn (Stultz kick) First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Arr!Comp/blt Punts!Avg Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis!Y d. MNNESOTA // 8/46. / RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- / OSU: Michal Wily- /9, TD PASSNG UM: Andy Prsby- 49/. yard. TO Ohio Stat X6 -DfX /6. / OSU: Jo Grmain- 9//, 9 yards, TDs RECEVNG UM: Luk Lvrson- 8 OSU: David Boston- /9, TDs HGHLGHTS Snior quartrback Jo Grmain compltd -of-9 pass attmpts for 9 yards and two touchdowns as th No.-rankd Ohio Stat Buckys dfatd Minnsota 45-5 in Columbus. Ohio Stat jumpd ahad arly whn Grmain found junior David Boston in th nd zon from six yards out. Th Goldn Gophrs bouncd back immdiatly with an -pla, -yard driv that was cappd off b)' Adam Bail)' s 4-yard fild goal. Lading - with th first quartr winding down, Grmain han<fd off to fullback Matt Kllr wfio hulld his way into th nd zon. With a 4- lad, th Buckys addd mor points in th scond qijartr, highlightd b)' a 5- yard touchdown pass from Grmain to Boston. Th Goldn Gophr offns finally got clicking as halftim approachd, whn And_y Prsby thrw a 5-yard touchdown pass to Antoin Hndrson. Minnsota tackd on anothr Baily fild goal as Ohio Stat took a - lad into th brak. Ohio Stat addd anothr touchdown to start th scond half as Michal Wily cappd off an ight-ply driv with a on-yard run. n til fourth quartr, th Minnsota spcial tams got on th scorboard as Trvis Graham brok throu_gh ana blockd Brnt Bartholomw's punt. Th Goldn Gophrs wr unabl to corral th ball as it rolld out of th nd zon for a safty. Ohio Stat finishd th scoring whn U of M quartrback Billy Cockrham was pickd off and Cntral McClllion rturnd it 6 yards for a touchdown. On th day, Prsby compltd 9-of-4 passs for yards and a touchdown. Luk Lvrson had a carr-high rcptions for 8 yards. Dfnsivly, Tyron Cartr, just six gams into his junior sason, clipsd th school's carr rcord for solo tackls. Cartr had a total of 5 tackls on th day.

12 G l N SCOREBOARD Michigan Stat MNNESOTA SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: MSU-6:4-Edingr FG UM-:5-Baily FG UM-:58-Lvrson 68 punt rturn (Baily kick) nd Qtr.: MSU-:4-Bakr pass from Van Dyk (Edingr kick) MSU-:-Edingr FG rd Qtr.: MSU-4:6-Edingr 48 FG 4th Qtr.: MSU-9:54-Safty, Prsby fumbl rcovrd by Minnsota in th nd zon UM-:4-Lvrson 4 pass from Cockrham (Cockrham pass faild) UM-:-Baily FG First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Att!Comp/lnt Punts/Avg Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis/Yds MNNESOTA /8/ /. / 84 RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr - 6/59 MSU: Sdrick rvin - 5/ 4 Final Michigan Stat // /4.4 ll 5/5 f B A l PASSNG UM: Andy Prsby- /, 69 yards Billy Cockrham - 9/5/, yards, TD MSU: Ryan Van Dyk- 8/l. 6 yards, TD RECEVNG UM: Luk Lvrson- /, TD MSU: Plaxico Burrss- 6/6; Chris Bakr 4/64, TD HGHLGHTS Snior Adam Baily's -yard fild goal with sconds to pla_y_gav Minnsota a 9-8 Homcoming victory ovr Michigan Stat at th Mtrodom. For llts fforts, Baily was namd Big Tn Spcial Tams Playr of th WK. Th win snappd a -gam Goldn GoP.hr losing skid against th Spartans. Michigan Stat pulla ahad 8- whn starting quartrback Andy PrsQ)''s fumbl in th nd zon was rcovrd by th Goldn Gophrs for a safty with 9:54 rmaining. Btlly Cockrham thn took ovr at quartrback and workd som lat gam hroics. H connctd with Luk Lvrson on a 4-yard touchdown with :4 rmaining. Minnsota thn attmptd th two-point convrsion. Cockrham thrw th fad to th comr for Lvrson, but his ft got tangld with th MSU cornrback and th.pass fll out of his rach. Baily's subsqunt onsias kick skiddd across th turf bfor taking a big bounc and dropping into th hands of Craig Scruggs at th Minnsota -yard lin. Facing a third and 5, Cockrham scrambld for 5 yards down to th MSU to st up Baily's gam-winning fild goal, th third gam-winnr of his carr. Th victory was sald wnn Par Williams pickd off backup quartrback Ryan Van Dyk's pass. Lvrson was tfl star of th gam with rcptions for yards and a touchdown. H also providd som first-half firworks whn h rturnd a punt 68 yards for a touchdown. For his fforts, h was namd Big Tn Offnsiv Playr of th Wk r.n = "' -Q) = r::"'g bl;) :E. "'. SCOREBOARD Michigan MNNESOTA SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: UM-9:-Baily FG Mich.-8:46-Strts 6 pass from Brady (Fly kick) UM-: 9-Graham fumbl rcovry in nd zon (Baily kick) ndqtr.: Mich.-5:4-Fly!\ FG rd Qtr.: No Scoring 4th Qtr.: Mich.-:4-Satty. Cockrlla!n u'klt.:d nd zolll..' Mich.-6:6-Fly 4 FG First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Fanls Att/Compllnt Punts!Al g Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis/Y d. MNNESOTA () /6/ 6/8. / J6 RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- /!\ Mich.: Anthony Thomas- 8/4 () 4 Final 5 5 \lkhigan (() X :'ilj ()/() /4.<.J 4/ /5X PASSNG UM: Billy Cockrham- /6/, 8 yards Mich.: Tom Brady- /9/,8 yards, TD RECEVNG UM: Antoin Hndrson- /6 yards Mich.: Tai Strts- 69 yards, TD HGHLGHTS No. Michigan scord fiv fourth-quartr points to brak a - ti and thn hld on for a 5- victory ovr Minnsota at th Mtrodom. Michan's Tai Strts ld th Wolvrins with six catchs for ': yards and a touchdown. With just ovr minuts rmaming, Goldn Gophr quartrback Billy Cockrham was tackld in th nd zon by Michigan's Jams Hall. Th safty gav Michigan a - rad. Plackickr Jay Fly thn connctd from 4 yards out to QUt th Wolvrins up by fiv. n th first quartr, th Goldn Gophrs struck first whn Adam Baily connctd on a -yard fild goal. Michigan took th nsuing kickoff to its own 4-yard lin, and on th first play from scrimmag, quartrback Tom Brady found Strts down th cntr of th fild on a 6-yard scoring play for a - Michigan lad. At th nd of th first quartr, Michigan puntr Jason Vinson bobbld th snap and was hit. Th ball bouncd into th nd zon and was finally rcovrd by Minnsota's Trvis Graham for th touchdown and a - Goldn Gophr lad. Michigan latr knottd th gam at on an 8-xard fild goal by Fly. Th gam rmaind tid until th fourth quartr. Michigan's offns was hld to minus- yards rushing on th day, which is th third lowst total in school lltstory. Michigan had minus-8 yards vs. Michigan Stat in '65 and mmus-4(! yards vs. Minnsota in '6. Th lattr still stands as th Minnsota rcord for fwst rushing yards allowd in a gam. Sophomor linbackr San Hoffman ld th dfnsiv attack with tackls, a sack and a forcd fumbl. l A W l

13 s o t o l N f J 8 A l l SCOREBOARD MNNESOTA Wisconsin 6 4 Final 6 PASSNG UM: Billy Cockrham- 9//4, 6 yards. TD UW: Mik Samul- 9//l, yards SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: UW-:-Davnport 5 FG nd Qtr.: UW-6:8-Dayn run (Davnport kick) UM-5:-Lvrson 5 pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) rd Qtr.: UW-:4-Davnport 48 FG UW-6:55-Davnport 8 FG 4th Qtr.: UW-4:5-Davnport FG UW-:6-Samul run (Davnport kick) First Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Att/Comp/lnt Punts/Avg Fumbls/Lost Pnaltis/Yds MNNESOTA /5/4 8/8.9 5/ RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- / UW' Ron Dayn- 5/, TD Wisconsin // 8/ RECEVNG UM: Ron Johnson- 9 UW' Ahmad Mrritt - / HGHLGHTS Minnsota hld Wisconsin running back Ron Oayn to yards on 5 carris, an avrag of just.8 yards pr carry, but th Badgrs still cam away with a hardfought 6- win ovr th Goldn Gophrs in front of 8,6 at Camp Randall Stadium. Th Badgrs opnd th scoring on a 5-yard fild goal by Matt Davnport lat in th first quartr. Midway through th scond quartr, Oayn punchd th ball in from two yards out to incras th Badgr lad to -. On th nxt driv, Minnsota quartrback Billy Cockrham connctd with junior Luk Lvrson on a sidlin rout for a 5-yard touchdown pass to cut th Badgrs' lad to -. Davnport connctd on thr fild goals from 48, 8 and yards out in th scond half. With a littl ovr svn minuts rmaining, Wisconsin quartrback Mik Samul ran th ball in from yards out to clos out th scoring. Minnsota frshman wd rcivr Ron Johnson, who had a carr-high nin rcptions for yards, uppd his sason total to rcptions to st a nw U of M frshman rcord. Junior strong safty Tyron Cartr ld th dfnsiv attack with 6 tackls, which includd solos. SCOREBOARD MNNESOTA ndiana Final 9 PASSNG UM: Billy Cockrham- 6/, 6 yards, TOs U: Antwaan Randl El- /4/l, 9 yards, TO SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: UM-:56-Hamnr run (Baily kick faild) UM-:-Johnson 4 pass from Cockrham (Baily kick faild) nd Qtr.: U-:46-Fioyd 5 run (Payn kick) UM-:4-Johnson 6 pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) U-:-sika 5 pass from A. Randl El (Payn kick) rd Qtr.: U-6:5-A. Randl Ell) run (A. Randl El pass faild) 4th Qtr.: No Scoring FirsT Downs Rushing Yards Passing Yards Nt Yards Att/Comp/lnt Pums!Avg Fumbls/Lost Pnalris/Y ds MNNESOTA /6/ 4/8.5 / /5 RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- /9. TO JU: Antwaan Randl El- 6/4. TO ndiana /4/ 8/6. / 5/48 RECEVNG UM: Ron Johnson - 5/49, TDs U: Tyron Browning- / HGHLGHTS ndiana quartrback Antwaan Randl El rushd for a carr-high 4 yards as th Hoosirs ovrcam a 9- first halfi:.ificit to dfat Minnsota -9. Th Goldn Gophrs jumpd to a - lad in th first quartr on a on-yard touchdown run bx Thomas Hamnr followd by a 4-yard touchdown pass from Billy Cockrham to frshman Ron Johnson. Snior Adam Baily missd both xtra points as wll as a 5-yard fild goal on th opning dnv. Baily had ntrd th gam with a strak of 44 conscutiv PATs. ndiana got on th board aftr Cockrham's pass was intrcptd by Curtis Randl El at th Minnsota. Th Hoosirs capitalizd whn Marcus Floyd punchd it in from fiv yards out, Minnsota rsponi:.id with a -play, -yard driv that rsultd in anothr Johnson touchdown rcption, his singl-sason school frshman rcord fourth ofth yar. Baily hit th xtra point to mak it 9-. ndiana narrowd th gap to fiv aftr Antwaan Randl El found Craig Osika alon in th nd zon from fiv yards out. Baily missd a 9- yard fild goal attmpt lat in th scond quartr and Minnsota took a 9-4 lad into th brak. n th scond half, ndiana took advantag of anothr Minnsota turnovr and thr plays latr took th lad whn Antwaan Randl E ran it in from nin yards out. Aftr a faild two-point convrsion try, ndiana ld -9. Minnsota, which had a big dg in total yards (4-4) and first downs (-), drov to th ndiana 5-yard lin lat in th gam, but couldn't put th winning pomts on th scorboard.

14 G l r.j._._, = lo Q)...- "' Q) """'4 l"""'4 '""" =::._ '""" c-:: = :> z l N SCOREBOARD 4 Final low a MNNESOTA 49 SCORNG SUMMARY st Qtr.: No Scoring nd Qtr.: UM-8:8-Cockrham 6 run (Baily kick) UM-:9-Harnnr 56 run (Baily kick) UM-:44-Lvrson 8 pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) rd Qtr.: UM-9:5-Lvrson pass from Cockrham (Baily kick) UM-9:6-Cockrham 5 run (Baily kick) UM-:5-Evans 5 run (Baily kick) 4th Qtr.: UM-5:-Hndrson 4 run (Baily kick) lowa-:45-crocktt l run (Douglas kick) MNNESOTA owa First Downs 5 Rushing Yards Passing Yards 5 5 Nt Yards 5 Att/Comp/lnt 5/!/l /ll/4 Punts!Avg 4/6. /44. Fumbls/Lost / Pnaltis/Y ds /46 6/6 RUSHNG UM: Thomas Hamnr- 8/48. TD: Byron Evans- 4/8, l TD owa: Ladll Btts- /9 PASSNG UM: Billy Cockrham- /9/l. 9 yards, TDs f 8 A l'l owa: Kyl McCann - /9/, 5 yards RECEVNG UM: Luk Lvrson- 5/, TDs owa: Ladll Btts - / HGHLGHTS Minnsota's offns rolld up a sason-high 5 yards.. whil th dfns tid th sin,gl-gam scnool rcord wth ight sacks in a 49- rout of towa in th sason final. Juniors Thomas Hamnr and Byron Evans rushd for 48 and 8 yards. rspctivly, as Minnsota rackd up for 48 yards on th ground. Aftr a scorlss first quartr. th Goldn Gophrs marchd yards on plays and quartrback BillY Cockrham scord from six yards out for a - lad. Fiv minuts latr, Thomas Hamnr brok fr and scord from 56 yards out to put Minnsota up by 4. On th nxt Minnsota possssion, Cockrham found Luk Lvrson in th comr of th nd zon for th touchdown and a - lad. On th opning driv of th scond half, Cockrham found Lvrson a_gain this tim from yards out, to incras th lad to 8-. LinbacKr San Hoffman thn intrcptd an owa pass, and on th vry nxt play. Cockrham ran th ball in from fiv yards out for a 5- lad. Evans thn put Minnsota up 4- with a fiv-yard run Jss thn two minuts latr. Trvis Graham intrcptd owa again in th fourth quartr and Antoin Hndrson ran it m from 4 yards on a rvrs. Th Hawkys finally scord with Jss than on minut to play. Th Goldn Gophr victory snapjjd a fiv-gam losmg strak to th Hawkys and th 4-point win was th largst margin of victory by th U of Movr owa sinc GAME - B y - GAME s TAR TNG L NE UPS OFF. WR TE LT LG c RG RT TE!WR QB RB WRJFB Ark. St. Lvrson Hass Haayr Albrcht Hamilton Roth Hau Durr Cockrham Hamnr Johnson Houston Lvrson Hass Haayr Albrcht Hamilton Roth Hau Mays Cockrham Hamnr Johnson Mmphis Lvrson Hass Haayr Albrcht Hamilton Roth Hau Vva Cockrham Hamnr Prigg Purdu Lvrson Vva Haayr Albrcht Hamilton Roth Larson Mays Cockrham Hamnr Johnson PSU Lvrson Hass Haayr Albrcht Hamilton Roth Larson Hndrson Prsby Hamnr Johnson osu Johnson Hass Haayr Hau Hamilton Roth Larson Vva Prsby Hamnr Prigg MSU Lvrson Hass Haayr Hau Hamilton Roth Larson Kllr Prsby Hamnr Johnson Mich. Lvrson Hass Haayr Hau Hamilton Roth Larson Vva Cockrham Hamnr Johnson Wis. Lvrson Hass Haayr Hau Hamilton Roth Durr Vva Cockrham Hamnr Johnson nd. Lvrson Hass Haayr Hau Hamilton Roth Durr Johnson Cockrham Hamnr Prigg owa Johnson Hass Haayr Hau Hamilton Roth Durr Vva Cockrham Hamnr Prigg DE F. DE DT DT DE DLB SLB DLB CB ss FS CB Ark. St. Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Graham Cartr Dimmy Scruggs Houston Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Graham Cartr Dimmy Scruggs Mmphis Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Graham Cartr Dimmy Scruggs Purdu Smith Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Middlbrooks Graham Cartr Dimmy Scruggs PSU Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Graham Cartr Dimmy Scruggs osu Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Middlbrooks Cartr Dimmy Scruggs MSU Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Middlbrooks Cartr Dimmy Scruggs Mich. Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Middlbrooks Cartr Dimmy Scruggs Wis. Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Middlbrooks Cartr Dimmy Scruggs nd. Michals Richard Schlcht Pool Williams HotTman Mzra Middlbrooks Cartr Jons Scruggs iowa Michals Richard Schlcht Smith Williams HotTman Mzra Middlbrooks Cartr Dimmy Scruggs BOLD indicats '99 rturn

15 l D l N PARC'S NUMBERS Carr Dfnsiv Stats Yar G Solo Ass't Tot. TL nt. PBU FR Sack /.5/ / /5 / /9 /9 Total /6 4 4 GAME-BY-GAME N '98 Opp. Solo Ass't Tot. TL nt. PBU FR Sack Ark. Stat Houston 4 6 / / Mmphis 5 6 / Purdu 4 5 / / PSU 9 osu MSU 6 Mich. 6 8 / / Wis. 6 / / ' f Snior Linbackr 6-,4 Zumbrota, Minn.. if i ' l B A l l ndiana 5 Honorabl mntion All-Big Tn slction by th mdia in '98... candidat for th Butkus owa 5 / / Award, givn to th bst linbackr in collg football...ratd th loth-bst outsid linbackr Totals 55 8 /9 /9 in th country and scond-bst in th Big Tn in Lindy's prsason magazin... srvd as a tam captain both in '9 and '98... accptd invitations to play in both th Hula Bowl and th Blu-Gray gam... namd Blu tam's dfnsiv MVP aftr collcting ight tackls, including svn solos... fifth on th all-tim school list with 5 carr tackls and tid for loth with School Carr Total Tackls Ladrs s_vn carr sacks... rankd third with_ 4 carr slo,tackls... playd in 45 conscutiv gams wtth 6 starts... scond on th tam wtth 8 tackls m had a sason-high tackls at Yars Tackls Wisconsin... intrcptd a pass on th final play against Michigan Stat to scur a 9-8 Playr. Pt Najarian. Bill Light. Tyron Cartr -l. St Stwart 5. Par Williams 6 Russ Hath Bruc Holms H Jol Suns lu,tm UHZnLl' Glm Howml 9R-B _:.rsnt 84 9' ,....J do. r--- wm... scond on th tam with 5 tackls m '9... rcivd Butch Nash award (comptitivnss on th fild and in th classroom) in '9 and '98... Carl Ellr Award (tam dfnsiv MVP) in '96 whn h rgistrd a tam-ladino 98 tackls... had a carr-high 5 tackls at Wtsconsm (ll-9-96)... suffrd a torn ACL (lft kn) as a tru frshman in th '94 opnr vs. Pnn Stat... rcivd a mdical rdshirt and cam back to finish fourth on th tam in '95 with 56 tackls... four-tim Acadmic All-Big Tn slction... thr-tim GTE Acadmic All Amrica District V choic... Anson Mount Scholar-Athlt Award honorabl mntion slction. ----, Junior Strong Safty 5-9, 85 Pompano Bach, Fla. Football N s and Th Sporh Ntwork first-tam All Amrica slction... AssociatJ Prss scond-tam All- Amrica choic... third tam All-Amrica slction by Th Sporting Nws... tirst tam Ali-Bi Tn slction by both th coachs and mdia... smitinalist tor both th Jim Thorp and th Football Nu-. Dft:nsiq: Plavr of th Yar awards... namd th ninth-b'! (l\-ralr plavr in th Bi Tn hadin into th '98 sason bv Lindi':L.Bronko Naurski (tam M\'' and Carl Ellr (dfnsiv MYP) award winnr... rankd 'third on th all-tim school list with X- total ta.:kls... alrady has th school rcord with 98 carr solo tackls... st a singl-sason school rcord and ld th Big Tn with solo tackls. which brok his own school mark of 6 'olo stop' st in '9... has tallid doubl digits in tackls in 8 of th past gams. including U straiht...rankd scond in th Bi Tn wtth -.- tackls pr am and 6./ yards pr kick rturn in '9X... his ight sacks this past sason ranks No. on th ati-tim singl-sason ]i,l...c'olpikd a ":a,on-hih tackls. which includd solos vs. Pnn Stat... rackd up X tackl,. which includd ' solos. thr tackls for a loss. on sack and two pass brakups at PurJu... haj tackl,. which includd a sack. two pass brakups and two fumbl rcovris. on which h rturnd tiv yards for a touchdown vs. Mmphis... collctj Big Tn Dfnsiv Playr of th<: Wc:k honors for th third tim in his carr for his fforts against Mmphis... lj th tam with 6 tackls at Houston. which includd solos. two tackls for a loss of six varus. a fumbl rcovrv and a forcd fumbl... bgan th '98 campaign with an 86-yard rturn fclr a touchdown on th opnin kickoff VS. Arkansas Stat... scond-tam All-Big Tn slction in '9 whn h ld th tam witn 4 tackls. good for scond in th Big Tn... tallid a carr-high total tackls at owa ( ll-- 9)... namd Big Tn Dfnsiv Playr of th Wk aftr making tackls vs. ndiana ( ll-5-9)... rankd first in th Big Tn and loth nationallv in kickoff rturns (6.8 ypa) in '9... st an NCAA rcord whn h rturnd two fumbls for Ds in his tirst collg start vs. Syracus (9-- 96) n rout to his first Big Tn Dfnsiv Playr of th Wk award. TYRONE'S NUMBERS Carr Dfnsiv Stats Yar G Solo Ass'! Tot. TL nt. PBU FR Sack / / / 6 / /6 Total n Carr Kickoff Rturn Stats 5 6 8/6 Yar No. Yds. Avg. Long TD vs. Syracus vs. ndiana vs. Ark. Stal Total 49, vs. Ark. Stat GAME-BY-GAME N '98 Opp. Solo Ass'! Tot. TL nt. PBU FR Sack Ark. Stat 5 /9 Houston / Mmphis 8 Purdu 6 8 /9 5 PSU 4 / osu MSU /5 Mich. Wis. 5 6 ndiana 8 / / owa Totals 58 5m 8 8/6

16 G l N ADAM'S NUMBERS Carr Kicking Stats Yar PAT Long 995 DNP 996 4/5 6 6/ 49 vs. Mich. 99 /5 6 /4 /4 / 5 twic /5 / / 6/8 4 vs. Pnn. St. Total 5/8 / / /6 65ni 5 twic GAME-BY-GAME N '98 Opp. FG/Att Long PAT/Att Pts Ark. Stat ll 5 Houston / / Mmphis / 8 55 Purdu / PSU ll 4 / 5 osu / / MSU / / Mich. ll ll 4 Wis. / ll ndiana / / owa Totals 9/ 4 6/8 5 School Carr Scoring Ladrs Playr Yars Points l. Chip Lohmlilr* 98-s- 68 Darrll Thompson Paul Rogmd* brion Barhr 9"-8 8 lun Gallm lik Chalbrg* 99 9" 8. Adam Bailv* llrnt llrgluld'' Rck Ft>gg \6 t' C:ilr" D:rkb (, * dnot.; plackickr ANTONE'S NUMBERS Carr Dfcnsh c Stats Yar G Solo Ass'! Tot. TL nt. PBU FR /4 () () 99 y; 65 6/ 'J9X 4..' 9 () Total -U U9 M- 9 / GAME-BY-GAME N '98 Opp. Solo Ass'!, Tot. Ark. Stat - Houston Mcmrhis 8 Purdu PSL. OSL'.j MSL' 4 Micll.j W". 5 ndiana.j hn.. l.j lj 'lota - J J TL nt. ()/{) () / (J (f() tj /6 tj (f() ll ()/() ()!/tl (J /-l (J / () /9 PBli () () () (J () (J (J (J FR (J () () () () (J Sack / / ' /4 /6 Sack ()/{) / / (f() /4 / / ()/() / (J/( / 4 f , : Snior Plackickr L , 99 NO.. 9 L----:i::: Minn ' Smifinalist for th '98 Mosi Tatupu Spcial Tams Award... honorabl mntion All-Big Tn slction in '96, '9 and '98... Lou Groza Award smifinalist in both '96 and '9... Bobby Bll Award (spcial tams MVP) winnr in '98... rankd svnth on th all-tim school scoring list with 9 carr points...fifth all-tim with 8 carr fild goals...jim Gallry (98-8) is fourth with 4... mad 44 conscutiv PATs from to ll connctd on svn PATs vs. owa... aftr his succssful onsids kick, h connctd on a -yard fild goal with sconds lft vs. Michigan Stat to scur a 9-8 win and Big Tn Spcial Tams Playr of th Wk honors... it markd th third gam-winning fild goal in th final minut of his collgiat carr... connctd on a -yard fild goal on th final play of th gam vs. Arkansas Stat... his 5 fild goals in '9 is tid for th fifth-highst total in a singl-sason in school history... st a singl-gam school rcord and tid th modm-day all-tim Big Tn rcord with fiv fild goals against Pnn Stat (-8-9)... tid a carr-high with his 5-yard fild goal against th Nittany Lions... also drilld a 5-yardr against Houston (9--9)... rankd scond in th Big Tn and 4th m th nation with.5 fild goals pr gam in ' , r , Snior Dfnsiv Tackl 6-, 89 Houston, Txas j B Honoraol mntion All-Big Tn pick in '98... four-yar lttrwinnr'' ho \\as th vtran ladr of th dfnsiv lin... on of th tam's unsung hros... fourth ovrall on th tam and first along th dfnsiv lin with tackls... third ovrall with tackls for a lms... rad,d ur a carr-high tackls. which includd two tackls for a loss at lndjana... comptld >C' n tackls. which includd on sack vs. Pnn Stat... had ight tackls, which tncludd t\\ o tackl> for a loss of thr yards against Mmphis... rgistrd svn tackls at Houston... fimshj sxth (ll th tam in '9 wtth 65 tackls. including 5 solos... rcordd a thn carr-high tackls '' aamst Houston (9--9)... collctd six tackls and his first two carr sacks in wm at Mmph' 9:::'-lJh.. had fiv tackls and rcovrd a fumbl against thn-no. Pnn Stat - X-lJ J... rcon.kj 55 tackls dunng his first two sasons. '.., ' j ---J N Sophomor Cntr 6-5, 9 Q' :=::, Minn. Honoraol mntion All-Big Tn pick in '9 and '98... Strt & Smith: and Collg Sports Nws prsason honarabl mntion All-Amrica sclction... has startd in straight gams th past two sasons... gav up only on sack this sason... did not hav a pnalty calld against him in '98... had 4 knockdown blocks this sason... saw actn in 8 plays '98... saw action in 4 plays in '9... son of formr Minnsota Vikings' offnsiv linman Ws Hamilton... has th anility to bcom on of th finst cntrs in school history..

17 ., Carr u l l THOMAS' NUMBERS Rushing Stats Yar G Att Yds Avg. TD Long vs. NE Looisiana vs. Hawaii vs. owa Total 4 54, vs. owa Carr Rciving Stats Yar G Rc Yds Avg. TD Long twic vs. ndiana vs. Mmphis Total vs. ndiana GAME-BY-GAME N '98 Att. Yds Avg. TD Long Ark. Stat 4. Houston Mmphis Purdu PSU 4. 4 osu. 6 MSU Mich Wis.. 5 ndiana 9. owa Total School Carr Rushing Ladrs Playr Yar Att. Yards. Darrll Thompson Chris Darkms 99-9) 64,5 Marion Barbr Thomas Hamnr 996-prsnt 54,84 ). Gam- \\'hnc Francis "Pug Lund ,64 Paul Gcl 9'il-)_l )5,88 H RJCk Fug_gc 9A+B- )4.5 9 \\'arn 'Rd William., ll BarrY ar 96R--o 8,89 [ ( A l l ,,_ Junior Running Back 6-, :i Ohio ' Scond-tam All-Big Tn slction by both th coachs and th mdia in '98... rankd fourth on th all-tim school rush- P" ing list with,84 carr yards... also rankd fourth all-tim with 54 carr rushing attmpts... rankd sixth in th Big Tn L with an avrag of 6. rushing yards pr gam in '98... ld th tam in rushing for th third straight sason... his 9 rushing attmpts in '98 ranks ighth on th all-tim school singl-sason list...has ight -yard carr rushing gams to his crdit... surpassd th -yard mark thr tims in '98... also a fin rcivr out of th backfild... has 4 rcptions for 48 yards and on touchdown during his carr... rushd for a sason-high 48 yards on 8 carris and a touchdown vs. lowa... had a carr-long 56-yard run for a touchdown vs. th Hawkys... compild 9 yards on carris and scord a touchdown at ndiana... rackd up 8 yards on carris against Michigan... carrid th ball 6 tims for a total of 6 yards at Purdu... compild 8 yards on carris, which includd a 6- yard touchdown run. against Mmphis... carrid th ball tims for a total of yards. which includd a on-yard touchdown run, in th sason-opnr against Arkansas Stat... Doak Walkr Award nomin in '9... stand ight gams at running back and arnd his scond lttr in '9... rushd for a tam-lading 66 yards and four touchdowns... rackd up a carr-high 54 yards on carris in a 6-5 loss at thn-no. Pnn Stat (-8-9)... had yards on carris with two touchdowns in th - win at Mmphis (9--9)... rushd for 4 yards on carris in th sason opnr at Hawaii (8-J-9)... rushd for 88 yards in gams in '96, th scond-highst total by a frshman in school history... rushd for!5 yards on carris in his carr dbut against Northast Louisiana (9--96). SEAN'S NUMBERS Carr Dfnsiv Stats Yar G Solo Ass't Tot. TL nt. PBU FR Sack 99 M /4 / :> 5/4 () 4/9 Total 6 6 / GAME-BY-GAME N ' Sophomor ' Linbackr 6-, 4 Fargo, N.D. Opp. Solo Ass't Tot. TL nt. PBU FR Sack Ark. Stat 8 / () / Houston 5 8 / Mmphis 4 5 / () () / Purdu 4 6 / () () / PSU / / osu / () () () / MSU 5 / () / Mich. <).. () Wis. 6 4 /9 () /8 ndiana 5.. <) / ()/() owa 4 6 /9 () /9 Totals /4 4/9 ' Two-yar 'tartr at linhackr... hard-nosd, physical playr... third on th tam with 6 tackls in '9X... had a tam-lading thr intrcptions... had on sack and an intrcption vs. lowa... had ta.:kl,. whi.:h includd two for a Joss of nin yards and on sack, to go along with an intn.:ption at Wis.:onsin... rackd up a carr-high tackls, which includd nin solos and on sa.:k for a loss of yards. to go along with a forcd fumbl vs. Michigan... intr.:ptd a pass against Mmphis to st up an Adam Baily fild goal...had ight total tadks. inducting fiv solos, at Houston... rgistrd ight tackls, which includd on for a loss of yards. in th sason opnr vs. Arkansas Stat... playd in and startd all gams at outsid linbackr in '9 whn h arnd Th Sporting Nws first-tam frshman All Amrica honors... st a nw frshman singl-sason rcord and rankd third ovrall on th tam with tackls, including 64 solos, in '9... rankd scond on th tam with svn tackls for Joss in '9... tid for th tam lad with thr fumbl rcovris in '9... also had thr sacks and knockd down thr passs as a frshman... intrcptd a pass that ld to a fild goal in th '9 sason opnr at Hawaii (8--9)... collctd a sason-high tackls and a sack at owa ( --9).